This is one of the biggest questions men AND women ask: “Why do men shut down emotionally?”

This episode answers with clarity, neuroscience, and compassion.

MD explains how the male nervous system reacts to conflict, criticism, overwhelm, and emotional intensity — and why shutdown isn’t rejection… it’s protection.

You’ll learn:

• why the brain mistakes emotional conflict for physical danger

• why men withdraw when they feel inadequate

• why the freeze response is more common in men than fight or flight

• how unspoken shame hijacks communication

• the one simple sentence that diffuses tension instantly

This episode isn’t just for men — women listening will finally understand the emotional operating system of the men they love.

Share this with a man who needs it.

Keywords: relationships, marriage advice, communication skills, emotional shutdown, conflict resolution, masculinity, intimacy, REBUILT.